Verboticism: Valnurance

'You got the tattoo!?'

DEFINITION: n. Advice which is asked for, considered, and then promptly forgotten -- until it is too late. v. To ask for, listen to, and then reject or ignore advice.

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Counsilliness

Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: cown-sill-ee-nehs

Sentence: "In the multitude of counselors there is wisdom," the Good Book says, but Tiffany consistently rejected the advice of her elders, calling it counsilliness.

Etymology: Blending COUNSEL, meaning advice, guidance + SILLINESS, meaning a lack of good sense

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COMMENTS:

now I understand the Tiffany reference - nice sounding word - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-27: 15:27:00

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Consultheyshun

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: rhymes with CONSULTATION

Sentence: Her consultheyshun with dad about getting the tatoo served to confirm her decision.

Etymology: From CONSULT (ask advice), HEY , SHUN (avoid).

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Contrijection

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: cont ri jek shin

Sentence: After asking my permission, which was immediately denied, she nevertheless ignored my wishes and contrijected me then and there, by turning around and displaying it as a done deal on her body!

Etymology: portmanteau of "contribution" and "rejection"

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Contramentor

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kon-truh-men-tawr

Sentence: After a series of poor results following advice offered by a co-worker Joyce started using him as a contramentor, doing just the opposite of whatever he suggested. So far things are going along swimmingly.

Etymology: contradiction (asserting the contrary or opposite) + mentor (a wise and trusted counselor or teacher)

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Guidunce

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: gīdəns

Sentence: Gerald was famous for seeking advice that he would reject if it didn't conform with what he had already decided to do. He is a guidunce. This is why he listens to Milli Vanilli casettes in his lime green Gremlin on the way to his job as a VCR repairman. He's going to do better though. He's halfway through an on-line course on repair of computer zip drives.

Etymology: guidance (advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, esp. as given by someone in authority) + dunce (a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person)

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Toldyou

Created by: Anemeus

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Wisdampen

fabdiva

Created by: fabdiva

Pronunciation: wiz-dam-pen

Sentence: Sarah was outraged when the new barista suggested that she substitute soy for milk in her morning latte. 'If I want your wisdampen, I'll ask for it', she barked.

Etymology: Wisdom - experience/knowledge. Dampen - throw cold water on.

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Advichuck

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: ad-veh-chuck(ed)

Sentence: Tiffany threw herself down on the bed. "Whatever!" Linda knew that this was the signal that she was now done listening. As usual, she totally advichucked her mother's opinions. "Honey, I thought we agreed -- no tatoos untill you're at least nine." "Besides, how do you know you're still going to like The Jonas Brothers when you're eleven?"

Etymology: advice: an admonition or opinion regarding one's action or conduct. + chuck: to toss or throw; disregard, (British slang--shut up)

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I guess we both know Tiffany pretty well! - readerwriter, 2009-04-27: 14:11:00

nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-27: 15:21:00

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Ignarnate

Created by: jynx102

Pronunciation: Ihg-nar-nate

Sentence: My wife's tattoo is now droopy and it looks dilapidated. When we were younger she chose to ignarnate my advice and now she's paying for it.

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Fadmonishun

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fad mon i shun

Sentence: Betsy had asked her aging old hipster dude of a Dad as to whether or not she should get a tattoo. He told her to learn from his misspent youth and forget about putting graffiti on her body. His fadmonition clearly fell on deaf ears. She returned home with a large tattoo of Justin Bieber's initials on her arm. Dad advised her the whole story about his tattoos. He too had honored his favourite bands with tattoos. KISS on his ring fingers;THE KINKS at the nape of his neck;SPINAL TAP on his backbone;ABBAdomen on his stomach;THE STONES you-know-where and just above his heart, GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS.

Etymology: Fad (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal;popular trend) & Admonition (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger);a firm rebuke)& Shun (ignore;avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of)

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